I love to read. I suggested a mystery novel to someone I barely know. He enjoyed it and we had a fun conversation about books and writing. Within 5 minutes someone who knows I am Bi asked "Is that your boyfriend?" Aaarrgh. Bi or gay followers of this bowl how often does this happen to you? How do you deal with it? As always thank for your input.

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Gay and this doesn't happen to me

That person is just nosy.

It almost sounds like third grade. I’m gay, but back then if you talked to a girl people would say: “is that your girlfriend”? Sound to me, OP, that the commenter here is just a tad immature. Sounds like when I came out in college, the word got out in the Greek community that “some one” in my house came out. One evening I was walking out of a bar with one of my fraternity brothers, who was not (unfortunately) gay, but rumors spread that I “was seen” with my boyfriend. God I wish…I had a huge crush on my straight friend.

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